Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI)

FCAI is a nation-wide competence center for Artificial Intelligence in Finland, initiated by Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. It implements Finland's national AI strategy and action plan https://www.tekoalyaika.fi/en/ launched 2017.

Our mission is to create Real AI for Real People in the Real World—a new type of AI, which is able to operate with humans in the complex world—and to renew the Finnish industry with the new AI.

FCAI is a coordinated effort aiming at researching and developing

1. AI solutions that bring AI systems closer to human cognition; we do not attempt to clone human cognition but provide ambitious and realistic technical solutions
2. AI solutions that can be used by people, as companions and assistants, and guided by the people; in other words, AI that is understandable, trustworthy, and applied ethically, and AI that with its new capabilities can understand and interact with humans
3. AI solutions that work with scarce data, in the real world, where large labeled training data sets are rare and current AI solutions would not perform efficiently

The FCAI is aligned with the regional (Helsinki-Uusimaa Region) and the national (Finnish) strategies for digitizing the industry. In the region, FCAI can support industry renewal by utilizing the opportunities provided by digitalization and ICT as well as big data. FCAI enables developing value chains and business operation in order to renew the companies.

Research and Innovation Strategy for Helsinki-Uusimaa Region

http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/20182/231925/FI_Helsinki_Uusimaa_RIS3_Final.pdf/e0e7faf0-5600-4a07-804e-c7499a031d60

In national level the FCAI contributes to solve societal challenges such as demographic change, health and well-being, food production,autonomous systems applications and security by connecting the Finnish AI research excellence with industrial actors and other stakeholders.

Finnish strategy for Artificial Intelligence

https://www.tekoalyaika.fi/en/

FCAI supports SME’s in their digital transformation by generating scale-up solutions and concepts that are ready for commercialization and market entry. These ethical and effective AI solutions creates a basis for new AI start-ups in Finland. The FCAI innovation services promote also the commercialization of research, including technology transfer, licensing, and creation of spinouts.

PROJECTS:

DATABIO (H2020-ICT - 15-2016)

TRANSFORMING TRANSPORT (H2020-ICT-15-2016)

Big Medilytics (H2020-ICT-15-2016)

I4MS, ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs

SAE, Smart Anything Everywhere

L4MS - Logistics for Manufacturing SMEs

PLATFORMS and NETWORKS of DIH related to the FCAI.

• EFFRA, European Factories of the Future Research Association

• Big Data Value Association

• AIOTI, Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation

• One Sea - Autonomous Maritime Ecosystem
• Smart Manufacturing